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Marshal of the Air Force Arjan Singh

1. Icon of India’s mil. history – led IAF in 1965 Indo-Pak war
2. Only officer – 5-star rank of Marshal of AF; flew 60+ types of aircraft
3. Transformed IAF → one of most potent; 4th biggest in world
4. Man of few words; fearless; profound knowledge of air power
5. 1944 – led sqn. vs Japanese (Arakan, Imphal) → DFC
6. b. 15-4-1919, Lyalpur; edu. Montgomery; RAF Cranwell (1938, age 19)
7. Promotions: Flying Officer → Sqn Ldr (1944) → Wg Cdr → Gp Capt → Air Cmde (1949) → AVM → Dy CAS → VCAS (1963) → CAS (1-8-1964) → ACM → MAF (2002)
8. 15-8-1947 – led fly-past of 100+ aircraft over Red Fort
9. Longest tenure as AOC (1949–52, 1957–61)
10. 1965 war – Op. Grand Slam; led IAF to victory → Padma Vibhushan
11. Retd. Aug 1969 → Ambassador to Switzerland; Lt Governor of Delhi (1989–90)